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Piave Maitex presents responsible design

Piave Maitex will showcase the new smart and technically advanced line for the functional textile industry at Eurobike.

3rd September 2019

Knitting Industry
 |  Friedrichshafen

Knitwear, Knitted Outerwear, Sports/​Activewear, Collections, Colours/​Trends

Again line by Piave Maitex with Roica EF. © Piave Maitex

Leading Italian fabrics specialist Piave Maitex will present Again, a smart and technically advanced line that balances performances, functionality and sustainable features, formed of highly performing jerseys, at Eurobike, the world’s leading trade fair for the cycling industry that takes place in Friedrichshafen this week.

 Two premium Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certified sustainable ingredients have been involved in the production of Again: the premium stretch fibre Roica EF – part of Roica Eco-Smart Family – constructed with more than 50% pre-consumer recycled content and perPETual high-quality polyester.

“Starting from two key high-tech, responsible raw materials as demonstrated by the GRS certification, the Italian manufacturer managed to create and deliver three unique functional fabrics, dyeable and transfer printable, that perfectly combine creativity, innovation, real performance and sustainability all at once offering unparalleled comfort, performance, and tenacity,” the company reports.

“The innovative approach of Piave Maitex allowed not only to become world-renowned as best-performing company but also to obtain many important recognitions. In fact, it was among the first textiles manufacturers in Europe to get the certification of the quality system for the production and design of elastic fabrics according to the UNI EN ISO 9001 standard in 1996.”

Later, Piave Maitex obtained the Trust in the textile the Oeko-Tex label, a guidance for an increasing number of consumers who are becoming more and more sensitive to health and the environment and interested in get assurance over the quality of the products they are buying.

Piave Maitex today is one of the major European producers of elastic fabrics, underwear fabrics and sportswear fabrics. Combining the tradition of creation and high-tech industrialisation, Piave Maitex aims to explore everyday new boundaries of innovation, leading the way in the development of smart solutions that integrate sustainability without compromising quality, design and performances.

www.piavemaitex.com

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